Job overview
Locum Consultant in Fetal Medicine
Newham University Hospital – Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary: Consultant scale
Contract: 12-month Fixed Term, Full-time
Location: Newham University Hospital, London
The Opportunity
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Consultant in Fetal Medicine to join our dedicated maternity team at Newham University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust – one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country.
Newham is one of London’s most diverse boroughs, and our maternity service delivers around 6,500 babies each year, providing a dynamic and rewarding environment for consultants who are passionate about delivering outstanding care to women and their families.
Main duties of the job
-To be integral to providing Fetal Medicine services.
-To take an active role in developing clinical governance initiatives, participate in multidisciplinary audit, clinical effectiveness initiatives and risk management.
-To have regard at all times to the clinical and quality standards set out in the Patients’ Charter and the local purchasers’ contracts.
-To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
-To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work with the specialties, working closely and regularly with the consultant medical staff.
-To provide leadership in teaching and clinical research.
-To be up to date in statutory and mandatory training programs.
- To maintain ‘Good Medical Practice’ and be in ‘good standing’ with the RCOG.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for main responsibilities and other details
Person specification
Professional Training and Experience
Essential criteria
1. CCST/CCT (or equivalent), or within 6 months of a date, or entry on the Specialist Register of the GMC for Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2. ATSM or Equivalent in Fetal Medicine Experience in Obstetrics.
3. Experience in Obstetrics.
Desirable criteria
4. ATSM in Obstetrics and Labour Ward Management.
Skills
Essential criteria
5. Good verbal and written communication skills.
6. Good organizational skills
7. Experience of multidisciplinary working
8. Commitment to continuing personal development
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of working in multi-ethnic & multicultural communities
10. Experience in liaising across organizational boundaries
Knowledge of Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
11. Record of Completed audit projects
12. An understanding of Clinical Governance and its application to Obstetrics
Desirable criteria
13. NHS complaint handling
14. Critical incident reporting
15. Risk management Training
Training in Research and Development
Essential criteria
16. Thorough grasp of current Obstetrics developments
Desirable criteria
17. Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology
Medical Management
Essential criteria
18. Demonstrable skills in department management
Desirable criteria
19. Completed recognised management course
Teaching Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
20. Record of Teaching at under- and post- graduate levels. Evidence of multidisciplinary teaching
Desirable criteria
21. Record of attendance at training for trainer courses. Record of self-development as trainer i.e. APLS/ATLS etc